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Ipomea plant now threatens livestock survival in Kajiado

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Governor Joseph Ole Lenku leads other county officials in uprooting Ipomea, a dangerous weed that has invaded farms in Kajiado County. [Peterson Githaiga, Standard]

The county government of Kajiado has declared the Ipomea plant a dangerous invasive weed that is threatening vegetation and livestock production.

Ipomoea is genus of about 500 mostly warm-climate trees and shrubs of the convolvulaceae family.

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